Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IVSeptember 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Massachusetts Program Area: Other

Percent not reported where cases too few to provide meaningful comparison.Table 1: Current and 5 YearAverage Prison Sentence Comparison

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Judge

District

Compared To District

U.S.

Compared To U.S.

Latest Fiscal Year

43.4

36.7

-

78.1

-

Previous Fiscal Year

57.8

61.8

-

73.2

-

Past 5 Years

43.9

49.8

-11.8%

71.6

-38.7%

Percent not reported where cases too few to provide meaningful comparison.Table 1: Current and 5 YearAverage Prison Sentence Comparison

For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited
to Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV in the District of Massachusetts, the
average prison sentence was 43.4 months, when looking only at cases falling under the broad category of "Other".
During the current fiscal year, Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV has
sentenced 7 defendants
compared with 8 defendants during the twelve months
of the previous fiscal year.

Over the last five years, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants
that were credited to Judge Saylor was 43.9 months. This was
11.8% lower than the 49.8 months typical
in Massachusetts and 38.7% lower than
the 71.6 months average prison sentence for the nation.
Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV sentenced 43 defendants during the past five years.

(CAUTION: The kinds of cases handled by individual judges influences
statistical information about their sentences. It therefore is
important to consider the breakdown of cases that each has handled,
available below, when making judge-by-judge comparisons.)

Figure 1: Five Year Comparison of Average Prison Sentencein Months

Figure 1 compares Judge Saylor's numbers to those for judges in this district and
in the United States as a whole for cases of this type over the last five years.

During the last five years there were 11 other judges in the District of Massachusetts with information
on convictions during that period.
Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges
ranged from 28.6 months to 82.9 months, putting Judge Saylor's average prison sentence
of 43.9 months at the lower end of the range.
The average prison sentence
for the whole District of Massachusetts during that time was 49.8 months.

Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the District of Massachusetts

Professional Biography

Born 1955 in Royal Oak, MI

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Nominated by George W. Bush on July 30, 2003, to a seat vacated by Robert E. Keeton; Confirmed by the Senate on June 1, 2004, and received commission on June 2, 2004.

Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled

The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years
was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 39.5% of all cases.

Lead Charges in Cases Handled

The lead charge with the most cases disposed of by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years
was "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors". It accounted for 37.2% of all cases.